Official alert: Flash Flood Warning for Chaves, NM; Lincoln, NM.

Expires: Oct 26, 2026 at 07:00 AM UTC.

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The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Lincoln County in central New Mexico...
Central Chaves County in southeastern New Mexico...

  • Until 100 AM MDT.

* At 855 PM MDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1 and 2 inches
of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 1.5 inches
are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Roswell.

This includes Highway 380 between Mile Markers 156 and 162.

The heaviest rain has fallen along the Rio Hondo and is expected to
continue downstream into the Roswell area later tonight.

NWS instructions: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Both localized and distant heavy rainfall will create sudden and
dangerous flows in arroyos and over low water crossings.

This is a direct summary of an active National Weather Service alert. Follow the official source for updates and current instructions.